What are the pre-requisite courses necessary for dental school?
Listed below are typical dental school admissions requirements. See the ADEA Guide to Dental Schools for specific requirements of individual schools. Some majors will require you to take a slightly different path in completing admissions requirements. Be sure to check with individual dental schools about their policy. -General or Inorganic Chemistry: one year (2 Credits) with laboratory (For students who take Chem 23L, this counts as 1 year) -Organic Chemistry: one year (2 Credits) with laboratory -Biology/Zoology: one year (2 Credits) with laboratory -Physics: one year (2 Credits) with laboratory -English: one year (2 Credits) Some schools require additional math courses, and many schools are now requiring/recommending biochemistry for pre-dental students. Other recommended courses include gross anatomy, histology, and pathology (adapted from healthpro.byu.edu). For Duke students it is generally recommended to take Bio 25L or BAA93D and then Microbiology BIO103L, Anatomy of Vertebrate
